Energy Storage
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Press Releases
Generate Capital Acquires Battery Storage Developer esVolta to Expand Energy Storage and Grid Resilience Offerings
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – July 21, 2022 – Generate Capital, a leading sustainable infrastructure investment and operating platform, today announced it has acquired large-scale battery storage developer esVolta LP to accelerate the availability of energy storage projects critical to decarbonizing the electric grid and improving resiliency. The acquisition enables Generate to expand into the front-of-the-meter […]
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Renewables
Community Choice Aggregation Provides Renewable Energy at Reduced Costs
Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs have become quite prominent in communities across California, and have begun to spring up in other states including Illinois, Massachusetts, and Ohio. Through CCA, communities can purchase electricity on behalf of residents and businesses, in place of investor-owned utilities such as Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), San Diego Gas & […]
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Press Releases
Nabors Announces Investment in Natron Energy for Production of Sodium-Ion Batteries
HAMILTON, Bermuda and SANTA CLARA, Calif. – July 21, 2022 – Nabors Industries Ltd. (“Nabors”) (NYSE: NBR), a leading provider of advanced technology for the global energy industry, today announced that it has invested $7 million in Natron Energy, Inc. (“Natron”), a global leader in the manufacturing of sodium-ion batteries. Natron plans to use the funds to […]
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Press Releases
ZapBatt Partners with Toshiba to Unlock Proven Lithium Titanium Oxide Battery Technology for Micro-mobility
OCEANSIDE, Calif., July 19, 2022 — As companies emphasize the importance of micro-mobility initiatives in urban areas ZapBatt has partnered with Toshiba (TOSBF), merging its proprietary Artificial intelligence (AI) software technology and next-gen battery hardware with Toshiba’s lithium titanium oxide (LTO) battery cells to create a new battery option for the micro-mobility marketplace. This combined solution enables lithium titanium […]
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Press Releases
BrightNight to Deliver Largest Renewable Solution in SPPA History
INLET BEACH, Fla., July 19, 2022 — Following a competitive solicitation, the Southwest Public Power Agency, Inc. (SPPA) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with a BrightNight joint venture (JV) for the delivery of 300-megawatts of solar energy and 600 megawatt-hours of battery storage power. This is the largest renewable power purchase in SPPA’s […]
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Commentary
The Law of Resource Availability
The variety of battery-powered, and battery-assisted (hybrid) motor vehicles available today is the widest ever. But the total number of such vehicles that can be built in the West is limited by the availability of the lithium required to manufacture and power the storage batteries necessary for their electric (motor) powertrains and the lack of […]
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Press Releases
Kansas Lands Panasonic Energy for $4B Electric Vehicle Battery Megaproject
Topeka, K.S. – July 13, 2022 – Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly today announced that Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., plans to build a state-of-the-art electric vehicle (EV) battery facility in the Kansas City Region. The largest economic development project in state history, the Kansas Department of Commerce, the Kansas City Area Development Council (KCADC) and its […]
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Press Releases
Equinor Acquires U.S. Energy Storage Developer
July 12, 2022 – Equinor has signed an agreement to buy a 100% stake in the US based battery storage developer East Point Energy LLC. The acquisition supports Equinor’s ambition to be a leading company in the energy transition and provides a platform for broadening our energy offerings in the US. The privately owned East […]
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Solar
Clearway, Wartsila Partner on Five Large Solar-Plus-Storage Projects
A series of large solar-plus-storage installations is set for deployment in California and Hawaii, with Clearway Energy Group and Wärtsilä announcing five sites where the companies will install solar photovoltaic (PV) resources along with battery systems. The projects announced July 11 include 500 MWac/2-GWh of power in total, installed at solar power sites operated by […]
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Solar
Turning Public Transit into a Solar Paradigm
An innovative project that combines solar power with electric buses is POWER’s Distributed Energy Award winner. The microgrid it created can help the community during emergencies, as well as during peak